About

Lorraine Mountain is the Assistant Dean of Cooperative Education for the Northeastern University College of Engineering, overseeing the college’s undergraduate and departmental graduate co-op programs. She has served as a leader in College of Engineering co-op since 2013, facilitating team efforts in curriculum and teaching, job development, and faculty/staff hiring. As Senior Faculty Cooperative Education Coordinator in the Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department, Lorraine has enjoyed advising and teaching students and connecting with employers in the field since 2001. In 2019 Lorraine was awarded the ASEE Borman Award at the CIEC Conference for her sustained, honorable, and meritorious contributions to the promotion of the philosophy and practice of cooperative education in engineering. Prior to Northeastern, Lorraine worked in industry at General Electric Aviation in Engineering Design and as a Six Sigma Blackbelt and Instructor, and at Gateway, Inc. as a Program Manager. She earned a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering at Tufts University and a Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering at Villanova University.